Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education

Head, Hands and Heart

Johanna Smith (California State University, San Bernardino, USA)

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Methuen Drama
21 February 2019

Acting techniques

Winner of a Nancy Staub Award for Excellence in Publications on the Art of Puppetry

Connecting the art of puppetry with deeper learning for children, this workbook offers a comprehensive guide on how to bring puppetry into the classroom. It places puppet design, construction and manipulation at the heart of arts education and as a key contributor to ‘manual intelligence’ in young people.

Packed with practical, illustrated exercises using materials and technology readily available to teachers, Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education shows you how the craft can enliven and enrich any classroom environment, and offers helpful links between puppetry, the curriculum and other aspects of education.

Informed by developments in assessments and cognitive research, this book features approachable puppetry activities, educational strategies and lesson plans for teachers that expand any syllabus and unlock new methods of learning, including:

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Making puppets from basic materials and everyday objects -

Puppetizing children’s literature -

Puppetizing science -

Film-making with puppets

Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education is a core text for arts education courses as well as an essential addition to any teacher’s arsenal of teaching strategies.

By: Johanna Smith (California State University San Bernardino USA)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781350012905
ISBN 10: 1350012904
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction About My Lesson Plan Structure 2 Johanna’s Newspaper Challenge or The Puppetry Test 3 What is a Puppet? (The Plastic Bags Lesson) 4 Head, Hands, and Heart 5 Everyday Object Puppets 6 The Power of Design: Puppet Metaphors 7 Dwarves Word Cards 7 Chakabesh Traps the Sun: Shadow Puppets and Storytelling 8 Puppetizing Children’s Literature 9 Puppetizing Science: A Cross-Disciplinary Plan for Younger Children 10 Puppet Filmmaking in the Classroom 11 Giant Puppets and Community Celebrations The Fabulous Art of Paper Maché Version by Johanna 12 Quick and Easy Ideas for Making Puppets 13 Finding Material for Puppetizing Lessons 14 A Plan for Devising A New Puppet Play Conclusion Bibliography Index

"Johanna Smith is Professor of Theatre Education, Improvisation, and Puppetry at California State University, San Bernardino where she is also part of the Entrepreneurship faculty. She has served as an artist and educator for professional theatres, museums, colleges, libraries, public schools, private schools, and preschools around the world and loves how puppetry captivates everyone, everywhere. She is a frequent presenter on puppetry as a powerful educational and artistic tool for teachers, and has taken her own ""no budget"" puppetry productions with CSUSB students on international tours."

Reviews for Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart

Johanna Smith has created a beautiful resource for teachers, artists and anyone else interested in exploring the art of puppetry with children. Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart is equal parts how-to and inspiration, with an emphasis on how puppetry allows us to be more connected as collaborators while activating learning through many disciplines...It is clear that she embraces the joy that puppetry can bring to a classroom...If you are an educator or puppeteer that enjoys reflecting on the art of teaching, the experience of creative play, and how to bring the craft of our ancestors to life in a contemporary classroom or in your community, Johanna Smith's book should be in your collection. * Puppetry Journal * [Johanna] Smith's approach to creation and performance reminds educators, parents, and the everyman that puppetry is an accessible and dynamic means to immersive learning. In an age of standardized testing, Ms. Smith's offers innovative assessments that change the way a classroom can be examined and enjoyed by everyone. * Elena Velasco, Artistic Director of the Convergence Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bowie State University, USA *